Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 182 Season End Summary

Chapter 183 Season End Summary

At noon, Zhou Xin personally cooked a sumptuous lunch.

At the dinner table, he invited Kent and Bowman to work for him next year.

A boss as generous as Zhou Xin is a rare find, and the two readily agreed.

Although the two were not official members of the gold mining team, Zhou Xin highly valued their work after working together for so long.

The two never let each other down at work, and even the grumpy old Kent always listened to Zhou Xin's advice.

The group had already worked well together, so Zhou Xin naturally didn't want to find anyone else.

After lunch, Zhou Xin announced that the gold rush season for the year had come to a perfect end, and that the holiday would officially begin today.

Old Kent and Bowman put snow chains on their car that afternoon and drove away from the mine.

After watching the two leave, Zhou Xin gathered the others in the conference room to begin the quarter-end summary meeting.

Zhou Xin got straight to the point and truthfully recounted his annual income.

Actually, apart from Alo, the other two already knew.

"This year's harvest is excellent. We made a profit in the first year of mining, thanks to everyone's hard work."

"No," Edward said with a smile, "it's actually thanks to your excellent leadership."

Zhang Jianing and A Luo echoed each other's sentiments.

"What can I do on my own? The smooth operation of the mine depends on each and every one of you. You are my most trusted and most important teammates."

After finishing the team building activities, he began to summarize the lessons learned this year.

"Although things have generally progressed smoothly this year, we have still encountered many difficulties. Some of them were due to force majeure, but others were avoidable."

He then shared his thoughts, including the shortcomings in the site construction and the defects in the construction process.

Edward and the other two also shared their thoughts, and after a heated discussion, they identified areas for improvement in next year's construction.

After discussing for a while, Zhou Xin began with the last and most important item: distributing money.

He first transferred the money into their respective accounts according to the previous profit-sharing plan.

Edward received $31, Zhang Jianing received $15, and Alo received $9.

A Luo's account was opened for him by Zhang Jianing after his green card was issued, and he already has his own mobile phone.

Moreover, Zhou Xin had also saved some money for him in the South American rainforest, and Zhou Xin gave it to him now.

The different people looked at the extra money in their accounts with varying expressions.

Edward looked excited, as if he was already thinking about how to spend this huge sum of money.

Zhang Jianing appeared quite calm. She jokingly said to Zhou Xin, "Thank you, President Zhou. At this rate, I'm really going to become a rich woman."

Alo, on the other hand, remained calm, even completely unfazed, because he had no idea what so many US dollars represented.

After distributing the money, Zhou Xin continued to process the stored gold.

Gold stored in banks must be converted into gold certificates before it can be transferred, which is currently not possible.

Edwards 120 oz, Zhang Jianing 60 oz, Alo 36 oz.

"You can choose to exchange your gold for US dollars directly at the bank, or you can continue to store it. My advice is to store it unless you urgently need the money."

"Are you so sure that the price of gold will continue to rise?" Edward asked, his face unusually serious.

When the Hunter's Guild members came to visit before, they discussed this issue, and he remembered that at the time, everyone was not optimistic about Zhou Xin's hoarding of gold.

"Yes," Zhou Xin answered decisively, "the price of gold will definitely rise significantly, and hoarding gold will be the best investment."

"Xin, please keep my share for me!" Zhang Jianing spoke first, showing complete confidence in Zhou Xin.

"Mine is with you too," Alo immediately chimed in.

Edward smiled and said, "It seems we all think the same way. I'll also choose to keep the gold there. I'll leave it with you to avoid having to go to the bank."

Seeing how much the three trusted him, Zhou Xin was also a little touched: "Okay, then I'll keep it for you. You can ask me for it anytime you need it."

Edward chuckled and said, "Hathaway, I have to remind you, Xin is a real tycoon now, and lots of young, hot women are interested in him!"

Zhang Jianing glared at him: "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

Although she said that, a sense of worry did arise in her heart.

Putting everything else aside, the very beautiful Audrey and Sophia, who have been frequently messaging Zhou Xin recently, both seem to have a strong liking for him.

Although she wasn't petty and trusted Zhou Xin, women have a natural sensitivity to these kinds of things.

After the money and gold were distributed, everyone began to tidy up the living area and the mine.

They won't be coming back for the next six months, so everything needs to be settled.

Zhou Xin, along with Edward and Alo, covered and wrapped the mechanical equipment as necessary to prevent damage from the low temperature.

Zhang Jianing was responsible for tidying up the living area.

After everything was packed up, it was already late, so they decided to leave the next day.

In the evening, Zhou Xin cooked two hot pots, one spicy and one clear, and everyone sat around the table, enjoying the meal.

After being taught by everyone, A Luo has learned to use chopsticks and has gotten used to the taste of Chinese food.

It started snowing again outside, with wind and snow raging, but inside the house, the air was filled with fragrance and it was warm as spring.

Everyone had a smile on their face as they ate hotpot and chatted.

"Xin, what are you planning to do next? Are you going to try your luck elsewhere?"

Last year, Edward took advantage of the frozen Alaskan season to go gold panning in Western Australia and South America, and he wondered if he had similar plans this year.

"No," Zhou Xin picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth, "I plan to go back to Salcha first, then see if I need to help someone with something, and finally go back to China."

Inviting Dawn to join the team in Salcha and returning home to spend the Lunar New Year with his parents were things that had been planned long ago.

As for helping others with their tasks, it naturally refers to the treasure hunt in Hibernation Valley that Sophia and her group proposed.

He didn't plan to go to other places to pan for gold anymore, because now that the mine was open, he had a stable source of income and no longer needed to travel all over the country to pan for gold and make money as before.

Now I've saved up some money, so I can enjoy life a little more.

Having spent these years wandering in America, the people I owe the most to are naturally my parents.

When he returned home that year, he and his parents faced a lot of cold looks from relatives and villagers. It was a memory he didn't want to recall, but it was also the driving force for him to move forward.

This time when he goes back, he wants to help his parents regain their lost dignity so that they no longer have to feel inferior.

Of course, there was another thing to do upon returning to China, which was to visit Zhang Jianing's parents.

The couple's feelings for each other deepened, and they might eventually get married. Since they had the rare opportunity to return to China, they naturally wanted to meet the future in-laws beforehand.